REAL TALK TIME
Last year we unfortunately had one of the worst year’s for our business, and on top of that we have been hit with with some very sizeable bills that we simply do not have the funds to pay. We don’t enjoy talking about the negative side of running a business, but we want to be completely honest and 100% transparent; with everything that has happened over the past 12 months, we might not make it through 2026 without help.
If you’ve never heard of or visited R-CADE, then we are a small venue in Glasgow City centre full of games and nostalgia. On one side we have a retro console arcade, hosting over 2000 retro video games on original home consoles and CRT’s from the past 5 decades. On the other side is our cafe where we have over 300 boardgames and tabletop games, and a hand crafted food and drinks menu to stay, play and enjoy our space. We host family friendly game sessions, kids friendship clubs, quiz nights, game meetups, over 18’s party nights, tournaments and so many more inclusive events every month.
R-CADE was launched in 2018 and since then we have been so lucky to have watched kids celebrate multiple birthdays with us, witnessed first dates, engagements, new friendships blossom and old friends meet up after many years. In the past year we have seen so many local businesses close due to rising costs, and less people going out because money is tight. It’s sad and frustrating to see comments online from the public saying it’s such a shame that these wonderful places are closing, and that they wished they had visited more. We don’t want to close, we want to fight, so we plan to shout as loud as we can that we need more people to visit. We want to avoid closing and we want to avoid being yet another former business reading all of the ‘I wish I had visited more’ comments, so now is the time for us to shout about it. We want to get back on our feet, so we are going big! On the 31st of January we will be launching our ‘Save R-CADE’ fundraiser with a party. From there we will be spending the month of February hosting raffles, special events, auctions and a whole host of other offers and discounts to reach our goal of £10k. Money from all of our ticket events, raffles and donations will be added to a monthly total that will be available to view on our website during February.
Here is a breakdown of our fundraising events and links:
https://www.rcadeglasgow.com/post/savercade
